Job Description

Posting number: 068267

Department: Various Departments

Job classification: GROUNDS KEEPER

Posting type: Open

Categories: Building Maintenance, Parks and Recreation, Parks, Maintenance, Custodial, Grounds & Landscaping, Building & Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance

Summary

Interested in serving your community through one of our labor positions?

Apply now and start your career with the City today!

VARIOUS LABOR POSITIONS include the following City jobs:

Two individuals stand in a hallway, each pushing a cart filled with yellow bags and black trash liners. Framed portraits line the walls.BUILDING CUSTODIAN I

Salary: $4,534/month (BC-02)

Performs routine manual work in cleaning and maintaining the interior of a public building; performs heavy lifting and simple maintenance repair work as required; and performs other related duties as required. May be required to work weekends, nights and holidays. Two workers in safety gear stand on grass, holding landscaping tools. A fence and trees are visible in the background.GROUNDS KEEPER

Salary: $4,534/month (BC-02)

Maintains lawns and landscaped areas, cleans comfort stations, collects refuse in parks/recreation areas. May do heavy lifting and minor repairs. May be required to work weekends, nights and holidays.Workers using machinery to plant a tree near a body of water, with mountains in the background.LABORER I / LABORER II

Salary - Laborer I: $4,534/month (BC-02)

Salary - Laborer II: $4,662/month (BC-03)

Digs and backfills holes and trenches; loads, moves and unloads dirt materials and equipment and does other heavy manual work and/or various semi-skilled manual work.A man stands next to a stack of black and white steps in a storage area filled with tables and chairs.UTILITY WORKER I

Salary: $4,662/month (BC-03)

Performs various janitorial, grounds keeping and unskilled or semi-skilled work such as setting up floor panels, stage equipment and platforms, may do heavy manual work; and performs other related duties as required.

Current vacancies include the following:

• Ten (10) Grounds Keeper vacancies with the Department of Parks and Recreation.
• Four (4) Grounds Keeper vacancies with the Honolulu Board of Water Supply.
• Anticipated Utility Worker I vacancies with the Department of Facility Maintenance.

This list will be used to fill temporary and permanent, current and/or future positions in various city departments located throughout the City and County of Honolulu.

Enjoy excellent employment benefits including generous time off (up to 21 vacation days, 21 sick leave days, and holidays), comprehensive health coverage, retirement plan, career development, and much more! View details about all our available benefits by clicking on the “Benefits” tab at the top of this posting or visiting https://www.honolulu.gov/dhr/benefits/.

Apply today and take the first step toward a lasting career!

Examples of duties

Applications must be submitted online by October 5, 2026, 11:59 p.m., Hawaii Standard Time (HST) to be accepted. Paper applications will NOT be accepted.

1) Current list will be valid until the next recruitment period.

2) Before being hired, the person selected may be required to:

• Pass Employment Suitability
• Pass a City medical examination, which may include a drug test

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Qualifications

At time of application, you must be a citizen, national or permanent resident alien of the United States or a non-citizen eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment.

TRAINING & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT:

Building Custodian I: Some experience and/or training in janitorial, housekeeping and/or general laboring work.

Grounds Keeper, Laborer I/II, and Utility Worker I: None.

Desirable experience for Grounds Keeper and Utility Worker I: Groundskeeping, landscaping experience, and/or some janitorial, custodial, or related work experience.

LICENSE REQUIREMENT:

Possession of an appropriate valid driver's license, as required.

Supplemental information

Any false information may lead to being disqualified for these jobs and being barred from applying for future employment with the City and County of Honolulu. All information is subject to verification. Do NOT submit a copy of your resume or position description in place of providing detailed and complete information on your application form.